bogged (verb)

  • 1bog down — verb 1. get stuck while doing something (Freq. 1) She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation • Syn: ↑bog • Hypernyms: ↑break, ↑break off, ↑discontinue, ↑stop …

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  • 2get stuck — verb be unable to move further The car bogged down in the sand • Syn: ↑grind to a halt, ↑bog down, ↑mire • Derivationally related forms: ↑mire (for: ↑mire) …

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  • 3grind to a halt — verb be unable to move further The car bogged down in the sand • Syn: ↑get stuck, ↑bog down, ↑mire • Derivationally related forms: ↑mire (for: ↑mire) …

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  • 4stog — verb a) (used passively) To be bogged, to be stuck in mud. b) To stab; to probe; to thrust; to prod; to pierce …

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  • 5bog down — phrasal verb [transitive, usually passive] Word forms bog down : present tense I/you/we/they bog down he/she/it bogs down present participle bogging down past tense bogged down past participle bogged down 1) be/get bogged down to be or become so… …

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  • 6bog — I. /bɒg / (say bog) noun 1. wet, spongy ground, with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter. 2. an area or stretch of such ground. 3. Colloquial a type of putty used to fill dents in the bodywork of vehicles. –verb (bogged, bogging)… …

  • 7mud — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep ▪ thick ▪ soft, sticky, wet ▪ dried, dry ▪ …

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  • 8bog — noun 1》 an area of very soft wet muddy ground.     ↘Ecology wetland with acid, peaty soil. Compare with fen1. 2》 Brit. informal a toilet. verb (bogs, bogging, bogged) 1》 (usu. be bogged down) cause to become stuck; hinder the progress of. 2》 (bog …

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  • 9bog — I UK [bɒɡ] / US [bɔɡ] noun Word forms bog : singular bog plural bogs 1) [countable/uncountable] an area of ground that is always very wet and soft 2) [countable] British informal a toilet II UK [bɒɡ] / US [bɑɡ] verb Word forms bog : present tense …

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  • 10bog off — phrasal verb [intransitive, always in imperative] Word forms bog off : present tense I/you/we/they bog off he/she/it bogs off present participle bogging off past tense bogged off past participle bogged off British spoken impolite used for telling …

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